Jake was a nice dog to keep me going with Springer Spaniels. I made some mistakes with Jake in training but he didn't hold that against me. Jake was a very easy dog to hunt. He covered ground nicely and flushed and retrieved his birds well. Jake really made woodcock hunting an experience. We learned this game together and he taught me well. Jake was 9 yrs old when he finally got to go on a wild pheasant hunt. He learned the game quickly and produced birds for me that I promptly missed. However, this started my interest in pheasant hunting and we made several trips to Kansas in the next few years. I had Jake for 13 yrs and he helped introduce many people to field bred springers and woodcock hunting.